![]() These shows have been great, though, so I don’t know who is saying what. But yeah, I think people feel like a negative response makes people want to respond more than positive responses. Even if you wouldn’t expect me to do a song like “Twact,” I challenged myself to try and cover as many of the sounds as possible. ![]() I challenged myself to create a project that everybody could relate to today. People love this album man! With These Days I was just trying to capture as many sounds of the times as possible. Can you talk about expectations, and people wanting to keep you in a box? I really dig the album, but I know there are groups of people who were expecting a Control System 2. So, even if I am in my head so much, I’m not afraid or ashamed to be incorrect or get to the bottom of something. I’m not afraid to ask questions, or reason with anyone. ![]() I’m optimistic, though… As much as I may be in my head all of the time, I understand that I don’t have all of the answers. I don’t like phrases like “you’re thinking too much” or stuff like that. Do you ever find yourself becoming a victim to your thoughts, or does writing/recording free you from that? There is nothing that I have to talk about, but I try to talk about whatever it is that I want to talk about. I don’t talk about what I think I need to talk about. Yeah, absolutely, but I talk about what I want to talk about. What about with recording? Do you take that same responsibility with you? There are a lot more people that want to ask me questions, like yourself, and I have a responsibility to do so, even though I’m like half passed out in my bunk on a bus right now. I have a larger audience to cater to now. I won’t say it’s a job, but I would say it’s more of a responsibility. Talking about how you’re always writing, and how where you’re at is all part of the dream of making it, how have things changed as the stakes get higher and your craft becomes a career? I’m always creating and observing, always trying to come up with something clever to say. I’m always creating and composing, whatever the circumstance may be. I don’t necessarily use paper or utensils words come to me constantly. It’s work in terms of movement, but I’m having a great time.Īre you able to get a lot of writing done? How do you enjoy tour life? Is it fun, work or a constant battle between the two? ![]() Submerge caught up with Soul on a Sunday morning as he relaxed in his tour bus bunk before he stopped in Sacramento on Oct. Still sharp, still dropping science and always having fun in the process, These Days shows an MC finding his groove with no intention of slowing down or getting comfortable. No longer the unknown or overlooked MC, he stepped up and knocked out his most diverse album to date. In June 2014, at 27 years young, Soul released These Days, an album he explains is a reflection of the times. While folks were quick to label him a “conscious rapper” due to his content, doing so was only hearing one side of a man with exponential potential. From conspiracies and religion, to drugs and love, he tackled it all with a fresh perspective, assuming the role of educating through rap. With his debut Longterm Mentality (2011), and more widely recognized Control System (2012), Soul established himself as the thinking man’s rapper, a mad scientist of sorts: wise beyond his years, willing to experiment with styles and substances in an effort to explore and expand. The strength of the dynasty though is their unique but complementing personalities, and none is more bold and boundless than Ab-Soul.įrom his flowing hair and dark shades, to his wordplay and concepts, it’s clear Soul is a free spirit. Favoring quality over quantity, and exercising patience in pursuit of perfection, they have earned the top spot with pure skill, sans gimmicks. It’s evident that they are students of the game, with a deep respect for the craft and culture. The Los Angeles-based team of Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Isaiah Rashad is loaded with talent, and with nine albums combined over the past three years, they have yet to shoot a brick. It’s not breaking news at this point, but in the hip-hop world, no one is touching T.D.E.
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